Integrative Medicine

     The most common form of arthritis in cats and dogs is osteoarthritis. This is a degenerative joint disease where the cartilage that surrounds and protects the joints progressively deteriorates. Osteoarthritis is typically seen more in older pets, although any pet can develop the condition. It’s estimated that about 20% of dogs over the age of 7 and 90% of cats over age 12 will exhibit signs of arthritis. Arthritis can be…

Massage therapy has been around for thousands of years and is practiced in many cultures. References to massage appear in writings from ancient China, Japan, India, Egypt, Greece and Rome.  People have been performing some form of massage on their animals throughout history.  Modern massage techniques were used primarily for racing horses starting in the late 20th century. Canine massage grew in popularity as people noted the benefits of equine massage. Massage therapy can be…

  To most of us, energy calls to mind something that turns lights on and off, runs our cars or is supplemented by vitamins.  We don’t realize we are made of energy, and that we interact with people and animals on an instinctive, energetic basis. All living and non-living substances are made of vibrating electromagnetic energy– just like light, sound or microwaves.  We literally send off an invisible electromagnetic field in all directions, like ripples…